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Back playing poker again & I'm not particularly profitable so I think it's safe to say the vicissitudes of fortune are here for this guy. It sucks.

Eating, praying, and loving in Europe until Sept - a time to correct the vicissitudes of fortune.

2/3 accomplished. Still 3 days to knock off the third.

Wrapping up in Saigon for now. Heading to Osaka for a few months to pull a fugu/tsukemen bang-bang, drink Suntory Premiums with the best of them, & spend some measly alt gains on three minutes of heaven with a third-tier Japanese pornstar (learning how to apologize in Japanese).

Sad my 3 months in Japan is coming to an end. I accept that without any Japanese skills I can't keep hitting cooks w/ 'Oishii' (delicious) and 'Oishii Oishii' (delicious, delicious) to convey that something was very delicious. I did also tell an old man the weather was 'Oishii'.

The Uber Eats lady with orange hair in Japanese commercials has been giving me nightmares for 2+ months now.

About 90% sure a girl I've been going out with in Japan has the name of one of the Rush Hour villains but I'm too afraid to ask at this point.

My new favorite activity in Japan might be getting the 10 digit code for my Matsusaka beef and researching its bloodline.

'Hey Ma' by Cam'ron came on Kyoto - still one of the best nights of my life in uni when my last memory was grinding to 'Hey Ma' while chugging Smirnoff raz & waking up to a text from my father that he was "saddened in my actions," after I lost my credit card, license, & shoes.

Old Vietnamese lady rides her motorbike by my building every day & yells out to me every single time I see her, "You want my number!?" then throws her head back in laughter & speeds off.

Back in Saigon & was talking 2 my apt security guard, he had a mask on, & then I heard him go 'Oooooooh'. Instantly recognized was same guy from 2018/19 when I lived there. I ask, 'You remember me?' He takes one look, eyes get wide, & he goes 'Oooooh, you number 1 boy'. I'm back.

Walking down the street in Bangkok & this 5'1 Indian man with a handlebar mustache looked at me & said, "Where you going Daddy Long Legs?" Which is my new favorite compliment and/or insult.

@DominikWeil Dominik - it's Owen from many years back at the meetups in Saigon - I'll be back in town next week & wanted to see if there are any meetups? I'm having trouble finding info. Cheers and looking forward to a beer/chat.

Have been eating a lot of baba ghanoush lately.

Buy my course on how to earn passive income for life.

RIP Pat Stay - one of the best to do it.

Crab season went bad.

P2E bad, BTC good.

Had to send a stern email to the restaurant I always order delivery from about them dropping the lamb chop appetizer down from 8 chops to 4. Still no response.

One time when I was in 6th grade and at band camp, I introduced myself to the kid sitting next to me and he said "Get away from me kid, you stink." I hope that kid bought Solana at the top and has now thrown himself off a building.